Senators want answers from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on steps the Pentagon is taking to address continued problems in family housing. "This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored," lawmakers wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Without key technical data from F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, GAO said military maintainers can't fix some parts — or even learn how to fix them. The watchdog report documented widespread housing issues with the barracks already familiar to many lower-ranking service members across the armed forces. The move follows years of debate over whether department leaders are doing enough to root out problematic staffers Critics say department leaders have given up on rules designed to help them fire problematic staffers faster. Data recorders will be sufficiently installed on at least six kinds of commonly operated tactical vehicles. Services “spent at least $160 million on cyber retention bonuses annually” from fiscal 2017 to 2021, the Government Accountability Office said. The Pentagon plans to spend about $100 billion in the next five years to modernize its tactical aviation fleets. The Marine Corps is the only branch whose brig security officers work 24-hour shifts. Load More